{"id":118103,"date":"2022-11-04T07:02:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T06:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=118103"},"modified":"2022-11-02T08:50:08","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T07:50:08","slug":"europe-must-become-the-leader-in-carbon-free-shipping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/europe-must-become-the-leader-in-carbon-free-shipping\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe must become the leader in carbon-free shipping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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The decarbonisation of maritime transport must be achieved through the development and the combination of clean solutions such as shore-side electrification, wind-powered transport or the use of synthetic fuels based on clean hydrogen. [Shutterstock \/ studio concept<\/a>]<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Maritime transport is responsible for more than 13.5% of greenhouse gas emissions from transport in Europe. If we want to collectively reach our climate objectives, massive investments in innovative zero-emission technologies are necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s decisions and investments determine the sector\u2019s emissions for the next 30 years. The \u201cFit for 55\u201d climate package must be ambitious for the environment, the economy and employment in the maritime transport sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The inclusion of this sector in the Emissions Trading System is good news. Emitting greenhouse gases will now have a cost for shipping companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The creation of an Ocean Fund will make it possible to support companies in moving towards alternative solutions, but this is not enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to succeed both in modernising the fleet and changing ship propulsion technologies, it is high time to set an ambitious course for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and to invest massively in technological innovations to decarbonise maritime transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The current economic model is based solely on the use of fossil fuels. This is no longer sustainable from an ecological, but also a geopolitical and economic point of view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heavy fuel oil, the most widely used maritime fuel, is highly polluting and emits greenhouse gases such as sulphur dioxide that are particularly harmful to human health and ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shipping companies have long considered liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), which emits less, as the only short-term transitional fuel. LNG is now consumed in other economic sectors such as industry and heating systems, it is becoming scarce and remains a highly polluting imported fossil fuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The war in Ukraine has highlighted the negative consequences of our dependence on fossil fuels. This increase in demand has destabilised prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reducing the dependence of shipping companies on fossil fuels must be a priority for Europe, as this is a strategic sector and our sovereignty is at stake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The decarbonisation of maritime transport must be achieved through the development and the combination of clean solutions such as shore-side electrification, wind-powered transport or the use of synthetic fuels based on clean hydrogen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The European Union can become the leader. Many French and European companies are developing zero-emission and job-creating solutions on our continent. Let us support them! This is the message that we carry and defend every day within our Renew Europe group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The European Parliament will very soon determine its position on the European objectives for the decarbonisation of maritime transport. Saying that the future of clean maritime transport is linked to wind propulsion, shore-side electrification and the use of e-fuels is nothing crazy, claiming the opposite would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The solutions are mature, available and European. A strong political message from Europe and its Member States is expected. The sector needs clarity and legal certainty in order to invest in the clean technologies of tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some ship-owners have already taken the first step. The first investments are going into alternative fuels and wind propulsion. Ports are starting to offer shore-side electrification solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We must ensure that the movement accelerates. Europe must take up this issue and build a real strategy for the development of clean maritime shipping industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We, Europeans, have the opportunity to produce the clean fuels and ships of tomorrow, let us give ourselves the capacity to succeed in this challenge, for employment, for our sovereignty, for the environment and our future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We must be equal to the challenges of the ecological transition. Let us be ambitious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Maritime transport is responsible for more than 13.5% of greenhouse gas emissions from transport in Europe. If we want to collectively reach our climate objectives, massive investments in innovative zero-emission technologies are necessary. Today\u2019s decisions and investments determine the sector\u2019s emissions for the next 30 years. The \u201cFit for 55\u201d climate package must be ambitious […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"The European Union can become a global leader in decarbonising the shipping sector thanks to a combination of clean solutions such as shore-side electrification, wind-powered transport and synthetic fuels, according to five French MEPs","footnotes":""},"categories":[5571],"tags":[15787,19340,12366,16940,15205],"supplier":[5585],"class_list":["post-118103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-co2-based","tag-carbonneutral","tag-decarbonisation","tag-fuels","tag-maritime","tag-transport","supplier-european-union"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118103\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118103"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=118103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}